【common音标】 英[ˈkɒmən] 美[ˈkɑ:mən]
【单词释义】 common是什么意思：
adj.常见的、普通的；通俗的；[数学]公共的；共有的
n.[法律]（对土地、水域的）共有权；公共用地；普通；平民
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] commons
[比较级] commoner [最高级] commonest
【common形近词/近似词】
lemon n.柠檬 adj.柠檬色的
salmon n.鲑鱼；鲑鱼肉；大麻哈鱼；三文鱼 adj. 鲑肉粉红色的，浅橙色的
sermon n.布道；讲道；讲道文章；冗长的说教
summon vt.传唤，召唤；召集；鼓起（勇气）
【常用短语】
common interest 共同利益
common knowledge n. 常识；大家都知道的事
common sense 常识
in common with 与…一样
【单词例句】
◇ saying to the king, "You have brought home a common beggar woman for yourself. Who knows what kind of godless things she is secretly doing. Even if she is a mute and cannot speak, she could at least laugh. Anyone who does not laugh has an evil conscience."
她对国王说：“你带回来的姑娘是个穷要饭的。谁知道她在搞甚么鬼名堂呢！就算她是个哑巴，就算她不会说话，可她总能笑一笑吧？从来不笑的人一定心肠很坏！”
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ When I ask this question, here are some of the more common responses and what I am thinking when I hear each answer:
当我问到这个问题时，以下是一些更常见的回答，以及我听到这种回答时的想法：
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries.
英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用，例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。
---- Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
◇ While many of these traits are common, they're not guaranteed. Some colleges can be bigger than universities, some might offer master's degrees, and so on.
尽管两者间通常是这种关系，但也有例外。一些college可能比university还大，一些college可能还会提供硕士学位。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ McDonald's, Burger King, Jack in the Box... These fast food companies have something in common. Can you spot it?
麦当劳、汉堡王、玩偶匣汉堡店……这些快餐公司有一个共同点，你注意到了吗？
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ Acne is one of the most common inflammatory skin conditions in adolescents. More than 80 percent of teenagers battle with pimples. It can also occur later in life for a number of reasons, including an imbalance of hormones called androgens.
痘痘是青少年最常见的一种皮肤炎症。超过80%的青少年都被痘痘困扰。人在成年后也会长痘痘，原因是多方面的，包括体内雄激素分泌失调。
---- Should we be popping pimples?
◇ That year, he published The Book of Common Prayer, which instructs couples to ditch a centuries-old practice in favor of slipping their wedding rings over the left fourth finger. Before long, husbands and wives throughout the continent were doing so.
那一年，他出版了《公祷书》，书中教导夫妇们抛弃延续数世纪之久的做法，鼓励他们把结婚戒指戴在左手无名指上。没过多久，整个欧洲大陆的夫妇都开始这么做了。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ Offering alternatives or making plastic straws optional, rather than banning them outright, is a common trait among these campaigns. "We do not want to make people feel bad for needing or even wanting to use a straw in their drink," said Jackie Nunez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw.
提供塑料吸管的替代品，或者将塑料吸管变为可选项，而不是完全禁止，是这类活动的普遍特征。“最后一根塑料吸管”运动的创始人杰基•努涅斯说：“我们不想让人们因为需要或想要用吸管喝饮料而感到不痛快。”